Luke Donald: Golf world domination is not top of my agenda

Golfer
Luke Donald is still convinced he can become No.1 in the world but insists reaching the top of the sport’s rankings is not his ultimate ambition.

Luke Donald hits from the sand on the 17th hole during a playoff in the final round of The Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links

The 33-year-old Englishman would have replaced German Martin Kaymer had he won The Heritage on Sunday but lost to American Brandt Snedeker in the third extra hole of a play-off.

That meant countryman and Ryder Cup team-mate Lee Westwood is back on top of the rankings following his win at the Indonesian Masters earlier the same day, ending German Kaymer’s eight-week reign.

‘It was going to be some big rewards if I won,’ said Donald. ‘But I’ll try and find the positives from this week and move on to next week. I came pretty close but I’ve still got some time on my side.’

Donald, who claimed his third PGA Tour victory at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in February but has yet to win a major, had been bidding to become the fourth world No.1 in less than six months.

‘Certainly number one is not the final goal,’ he added. ‘It’s a constant travel. You’re constantly moving forward in this game. To be number one would be great, but it’s not everything.

‘It certainly would be a tick in the box and it would be something great to talk to the grandkids [about] in 30 years’ time and say that you were the best in the world, but I still have a lot of chances to do that.

‘I think it’s a fun time in golf. Obviously Tiger [Woods] dominated for a number of years and no one was close to him. But now it’s a little bit more of a race that’s kind of fun for the fans.’